Today is #ConstitutionDay and we the people of AAF want to remind y’all: abortion is protected by the Constitution no matter how many anti-abortion nobodies try to make access impossible!
It’s also Citizenship Day, which makes this a perfect time to mention all the bullshit ways anti-abortion people weaponize citizenship to deny people access and rights.
#AbolishICE
Texas and New Mexico abortion providers last year noticed an uptick in patients canceling appointments for fear of ICE or deportation. Because if anti-abortion laws don’t work, bullying might! buzzfeednews.com/article/briann…
This isn’t new. Every time politicians stoke anti-immigration rhetoric, this happens. The cruelty is the point! (Also we’re sorry for the language in this headline, it was 2012, no excuses!) texastribune.org/2012/08/24/che…
People come here for a better life and we can’t get over how many awful Americans instantly are like “Naw, we want to make it WORSE.” #AbolishICE bitchmedia.org/article/undocu…
At this point it’s on ICE to prove literally one instance when it was good or helpful or necessary. ‘Cause we can’t think of any. #AbolishICE bustle.com/p/detained-imm…
It’s not just abortion access that’s being threatened. Twenty-eight women in 2017 and 2018 had miscarriages in ICE custody. rewire.news/article/2020/0…
This week a whistleblower told us about mass medical neglect and forced hysterectomies at an ICE center in Georgia. ICE protects no one and jeopardizes everyone. #AbolishICE npr.org/2020/09/16/913…
None of this is new. So no, we’re not going to spend Citizenship Day spreading propaganda about the glory of a path to citizenship. We’re gonna spend “citizenship” day thinking about how this nation has failed to protect its immigrants and how we need to do better. #AbolishICE
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